SPRINGFIELD – A 61-year-old Brightwood resident was injured Thursday afternoon when he was apparently electrocuted while trying to clear snow from his driveway with an electric leaf blower, a fire official said.

Albert Gonzalez of 109 Rolland St. was found lying on the ground unconscious and with a faint pulse at about 4:15 p.m., said Fire Department spokesman Dennis G. Leger.

Firefighters performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation until an ambulance arrived to rush him to Baystate Medical Center, Leger said. His condition was not known.

Leger said Gonzalez was apparently trying to blow snow off his driveway with an electric-powered leaf blower.

An inspection of the blower showed it had cracks in the extension cord and what appeared to be a faulty on-off switch, he said.